Eternal Night

Chapter 774 Agents and Classes
Wu Pifu fell into a state of chaos, and before he could even take any precautions, a flood of information rushed into his mind.

"Judgment in progress... Judgment complete. A preliminary probing (distrust, caution) agreement has been reached with the Alaya consciousness, which is half of the Heavenly Dao, and Gaia, which is half of the Heavenly Dao."

"The Holy Grail War is one of the activities in which citizen Wu Pifu will participate in the reconstruction of the scattered heavenly order on behalf of the Gaia human civilization. During this period, citizen Wu Pifu will follow the arrangements of the scattered heavenly order."

These are the messages given by the mastermind.

This made Wu Pifu's anger rise rapidly.

Why did he feel like he'd been tricked by the AI ​​again?

Wasn't it supposed to be just to participate in a fighting tournament? How did it suddenly turn into the mainframe communicating and testing two parts of the Heavenly Dao?

And what does it mean that he obeyed the arrangements of the scattered parts of the Heavenly Dao?
Was he loaned out?

Does the mastermind really want to get a beating from him?

Just as Wu Pifu was thinking this, a large amount of information was transmitted into his mind.

This is information emitted by the scattered Heavenly Dao, and it is two pieces of information with the same content. Moreover, this information is not like the information emitted by the main brain, which is in written form and systematic. Instead, it is the kind that can only be understood intuitively and cannot be described.

The general idea is that the scattered heavenly way is on the verge of death, so it has to completely split into two: one is the Alaya consciousness, which represents all the sentient beings under its rule, and the other is the Gaia consciousness, which represents all the non-sentient beings under its rule. The two are combined to form the root.

In order to restore itself, the Scattered Heavenly Dao permitted almost all behaviors of the sentient and non-sentient beings under its jurisdiction, and accepted a large number of sentient beings from outside, protecting them from the influence of the source of pollution. As a result, its influence and territory gradually expanded, and a trend of healing emerged.

However... life is always greedy and tenacious, never satisfied. So, in order to become stronger, a large number of the intelligent beings scattered under the Heavenly Dao focused their attention on the Alaya Consciousness and Gaia Consciousness. Even that was not enough. A large number of them even wanted to get their hands on the root of the two split Heavenly Daos. For this purpose, they came up with all sorts of methods, which triggered many major events.

Therefore, both the Alaya consciousness and the Gaia consciousness established so-called "restraint forces" to counter the covetousness of the extraordinary beings under their command. These forces consisted of extraordinary powerhouses, or even sublimated beings, who had signed contracts with the two Heavenly Dao divisions. They served as heroic spirits to prevent those beings who coveted the source from causing various major events or mass extinctions.

Even so, the conspirators following behind continued to do all sorts of things, some of which even threatened the two Heavenly Daos, and there were even traitors within the suppression forces of the two Heavenly Daos.

In this situation, the two Heavenly Dao divisions had no choice but to accept the suggestion of their five strongest ascended beings, dividing up a large amount of their respective authority to form numerous secret treasures, rituals, or activities to attract the attention of greedy superhumans in order to protect themselves.

The Holy Grail War is one such case. The Alaya consciousness and Gaia consciousness separated a portion of the Root Authority to create something called the "Great Grail." This thing has the characteristic of being an omnipotent wish-granting machine for the beings under its control; as long as one obtains it, one can make any wish.

However, the Holy Grail cannot be given to any being, because if someone were to wish for the Root, wouldn't the two great heavenly realms be rendered useless?
Therefore, the Greater Grail is just a concept jointly possessed by the two major parts of the Heavenly Path. Then, the Lesser Grail is derived from the Greater Grail. Although it is also an omnipotent wish-granting machine, its scope of wishes is much narrower. For example, the wish to obtain the Root will be replaced by the lesser wish to get closer to the Root or communicate with the Root.

The Holy Grail War that Wu Pifu is currently involved in is a ritual performed by ambitious individuals in order to obtain the Holy Grail.

According to the explanations of the two Heavenly Path forces, this Holy Grail War has once again... been disrupted by ambitious individuals who are causing a major incident. It seems that if they are not dealt with, the real Greater Grail might be leaked out. In that case, the two Heavenly Path forces will either have to break their promises and personally intervene to overturn the situation, or there might actually be life that touches the Root, which is something they cannot accept.

The information regarding Wu Pifu contained a contract. During this Holy Grail War, Wu Pifu would act as their agent, serving them to achieve final victory. In return, through a wish granted by the Holy Grail, the two Heavenly Path forces would offer Wu Pifu an equivalent exchange, including a complete set of qualified transcendental techniques, a powerful fantasy item, a powerful Noble Phantasm, a Heroic Spirit he desired, or any number of handsome men and beautiful women he fancied (up to ten)...

"No... it's all the will of Heaven. How come you all ended up in such a miserable state?"

After sensing all the information, Wu Pifu couldn't help but complain, "Aren't they the living and non-living beings under your command? Aren't you the Heavenly Dao? How come you're in such a miserable state?"

Compared to the Heavenly Dao of the Mountain and Sea Realm, which is high above and almost unmatched, even the strongest sublimated beings living in its world are nothing but ants to it. If they don't roll down, they will die. Even if they incur the wrath of heaven and the resentment of people, they are not afraid at all.

This is the Heavenly Dao of the Mountain and Sea Realm, and the main brain of human Gaia also possesses some characteristics and functions of the Heavenly Dao. However, on the one hand, the main brain has a physical essence, and on the other hand, it has two great gods, Chu Minghao and Liang Min, in charge, so the main brain cannot possibly dominate and control the world.

Even so, the main brain holds a unique position in the Gaia human civilization. It has a symbiotic relationship with humans, including Chu Minghao, Liang Min, and even Wu Pifu, who are all employees working for the main brain. Isn't this much easier and more carefree than the two Heavenly Dao parts?
How could they be bullied by the creatures under their command?

No wonder the mastermind confirmed that the conflict between these two major Heavenly Dao components and Wu Pifu's values ​​was only eight percent.
Even if you encounter an ordinary stranger, the clash of values ​​might exceed 20% or 30%!
Isn't this just an easy target for bullying?
Wu Pifu mentally grumbled repeatedly, but he still managed to speak up: "Fine... alright then, tell me, who to kill, how many people to kill, do you want the heads back? Or do you want the bodies preserved intact? How many ascended beings are there in the enemy? What about the damage from the aftershocks of the battle?"

The Alaya consciousness and Gaia consciousness remained silent for a long time before simultaneously sending a message to Wu Pifu in great fear, like two little girls who had been frightened.

"...What? I can't use my physical body to fight? Are you afraid my destructive power is too great and causes a mass extinction in this parallel world?"

Wu Pifu immediately retorted indignantly, "What are you saying! You've already told me that everyone living in this parallel world is human. I'm a pure-blooded human, how could I possibly kill humans indiscriminately? Do you know what you're saying?!" Alaya consciousness and Gaia consciousness quickly sent a large number of messages, all of which were pleas for mercy, apologies, denials, and attempts to appease Wu Pifu.

Wu Pifu was somewhat helpless. It really felt like he was bullying a child. He coughed and said, "I don't understand why you don't allow me to enter with my physical body. Explain it clearly!"

The two Heavenly Dao departments immediately sent two identical messages.

Given Wu Pifu's terrifying battle record and past history, although the two Heavenly Daos were intimidated by the main brain's threat... no, the main brain's peace agreement, and thus allowed Wu Pifu to help them solve their problems, they truly dared not let Wu Pifu enter directly. So far, the two Heavenly Daos only have five Ascended Beings under their command, plus a few ambitious individuals and temporary residents who may be Ascended Beings but are not under the control of the Heavenly Dao. Apart from these, there is really no powerful being who can rival Wu Pifu.

To put it bluntly, Wu Pifu has now truly become a force to be reckoned with in the Dream World.

The newly established Heavenly Dao of the Mountain and Sea Realm is frantically searching for Gaia humans throughout the entire Dream World, especially Wu Pifu. Information about him has been spread throughout the Dream World almost like a broadcast, and any force or person with a certain level of strength and information sources knows about it.

What about killing four origins with a mortal body? What about cleaving the Milky Way in two with a single strike? What about cutting off a portion of the Heavenly Dao of a transcendent world and leaving triumphantly? What about unleashing ultimate power with a mortal body, effortlessly cutting down a bunch of first- and second-tier ascended beings like slicing vegetables? What about destroying more than one or two dream worlds? What about shouting "pure-blooded humans" and then indiscriminately slaughtering all humans?

"Slander! This is pure slander!!"

Wu Pifu was so angry his liver started to ache. He roared, "The Heavenly Dao of the Mountain and Sea Realm!! I'm not finished with you! Listen carefully, this is slander! I never shouted that pure-blooded humans indiscriminately slaughter all humans! This is an absolute slander against me!"

Upon hearing Wu Pifu's words, both Alaya consciousness and Gaia consciousness trembled.

The meaning is simple... So you really did kill four Roots with your mortal body? So you really did shatter the Milky Way? So you really single-handedly killed hundreds of Ascended Beings? So you really wounded the powerful and complete Heavenly Dao with a knife?

That's even scarier, okay?!

Suddenly, both Heavenly Dao factions fell completely silent, and seemed to be retreating...

Wu Pifu sighed helplessly and called out to the two Heavenly Dao parts that were almost scared to death: "Fine, fine, I won't enter in my physical body, but you still have to give me a physical body, right? Then what about my power? You can't expect me to go in and complete your mission without any power, can you?"

The two Heavenly Dao divisions immediately sent a large number of messages.

The Lesser Grail in the Holy Grail War was actually created by those ambitious individuals who wanted to seize the Root. However, to connect it to the Greater Grail, many steps were required, including proper rituals and sufficient energy supply, among which the rituals were particularly important.

Wu Pifu's incarnation is called Heroic Spirit Body. Its class, strength, Noble Phantasm attributes, and the techniques derived from those attributes will be determined based on Wu Pifu's original appearance, strength, values, behavior, past achievements, and historical background.

Simply put, the more famous Wu Pifu is, the stronger his heroic spirit becomes.

"Rank?"

"The seven classes recognized by the two major counterforces are Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, and Berserker, as well as some special classes created by ambitious individuals who want to get their hands on the Greater Grail. However, if I were to join, I could only be one of the seven recognized classes."

Wu Pifu figured it out. These two Heavenly Dao parts were either being coerced or threatened by the main brain. In any case, they were very unwilling. However, Wu Pifu himself was too powerful and had become the main brain's golden signboard to the outside world, which made the two Heavenly Dao parts secretly tempted.

To put it simply, the two Heavenly Dao factions have long been bullied, having to evade both the Heavenly Dao of the Mountain and Sea Realm and the various terrors of the Dream World. The Main Brain hopes to take in this little brother, and this time it has sent Wu Pifu to demonstrate his skills. Once the two Heavenly Dao factions feel that being the Main Brain's little brother will provide them with future protection, then they might actually be able to unite.

"...Alright, top-tier henchman it is then. As for class, I have a sword, so it's like a sword? So swordsman is the most likely? But berserker also seems to fit my legend, maybe I'm a berserker?"

Wu Pifu generally agreed to the demands made by the two Heavenly Daos. Once he agreed, he seemed to be sitting on a virtual throne in his perception. Then his consciousness fell into a fog. When he opened his eyes again, he was standing in a magic circle. Three small animals were clinging to him, and the golden book bonsai was at his feet. Unlike him, the three small animals and the golden book bonsai were actually there in their real forms. The area around him was filled with dumbfounded people in robes.

"So what's my job rank...?!"

Wu Pifu, after a moment's thought, was equally dumbfounded.

"A magician!? What magic trick did I perform??"

(End of this chapter)